ATI Exam 2 Flashcards
Psychoanalysis
assessing unconscious thoughts and feelings, and resolving conflict by talking to a psychoanalyst
may take months to years
Psychotherapy
more verbal therapist-to-client interaction than classic psychoanalysis
Therapeutic tools used in psychoanalysis
free association
dream analysis
transference
use of defense mechanisms
Psychodynamic psychotherapy
uses same tools as psychoanalysis but focuses more on the present
Cognitive-behavioral therapy
assists a client with anxiety management
Cognitive Reframing
identifies negative thoughts that produce anxiety, examine the cause, and develop supportive ideas that replace negative self-talk
Tools used in cognitive reframing
priority restructuring
journal keeping
assertiveness training
monitoring thoughts
Types of behavioral therapy
modeling operant conditioning systematic desensitization aversion therapy meditation flooding response prevention thought stopping
Operant conditioning
The client receives positive rewards for positive behavior
Aversion therapy
airing of a maladaptive behavior with a punishment or unpleasant stimuli
Response prevention
Preventing a client from performing a compulsive behavior
Group process
verbal and nonverbal communication that occurs within the group
Group member roles: maintenance role
help maintain the purpose and process of the group (harmonizer, prevent conflict)
Group member roles: task role
example- recorder, who takes notes and records what occurs during each session
Group member roles: individual role
tend to prevent teamwork, individuals take on roles to promote their own agenda
Qualifications for Major depressive disorder (MDD)
has at least five sx, which must occur almost every day for a minimum of 2 weeks, and last most of the day
Postpartum depression
begins within 4 weeks of childbirth and may include delusions
Dysthymic disorder
milder depression that has an early onset, ie childhood or adolescence, and lasts at least 2 years in adults (1 year in children), has at least 3 clinical sx of depression.
Goal of acute MDD tx
reduction of depressive manifestations
Goal of tx in continuation phase of MDD
relapse prevention through education, medication therapy, and psychotherapy
Goal of tx in maintenance phase of MDD
Remission of manifestations
Types of bipolar disorder
bipolar I
bipolar II
cyclothymia
Bipolar I
client has at least one episode of mania alternating with major depression
Bipolar II
client has one or more hypomanic episodes alternating with major depressive episodes
Cyclothymia
client has at least 2 years of repeated hypomanic manifestations that do not meet the criteria for hypomanic episodes alternating with minor depressive episodes
